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The Internet Of Medicine Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
Feb 17, 1:00AM
Healthcare reform has eluded Congress for more than two decades. It seems technology, driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), could well make the biggest transformation of all. In many respects, IoT is just what the doctor ordered. It holds the key to lowering medical costs, improving quality and making healthcare more personalized, accessible and affordable for average patients. Read MoreYello Mobile Raises $30M More At A $4B Valuation From Japan's SBI Holdings
Feb 17, 12:55AM
Yello Mobile — the Seoul, Korea-based mobile apps business that has grown by raising nearly $150 million and acquiring over 80 other app startups — has picked another $30 million in funding. This latest cash injection comes from SBI Holdings, a digital financial services group based out of Japan that announced a strategic partnership with Yello at the end of last year. When… Read MoreOur 7 Favorite Companies From The 500 Startups Batch 15 Demo Day
Feb 17, 12:40AM
Despite an investment environment that’s future seems to be growing increasingly cloudy, the 35 accelerator founders who pitched at Tuesday’s 500 Startups Batch 15 Demo Day brought the excitement. We descended on the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to take a look at the latest #500strong portfolio companies. After the team harkened the event with a cringingly… Read MoreHow Standalone Apps Can Grow Twitter's Stagnant User Base
Feb 16, 11:51PM
Twitter has a growth problem. Well, Twitter actually has a number of problems, but user growth seems to be its most critical area. This is a look at how the company could develop standalone packaged apps that make its social network more accessible and appealing to new users. Read MoreA New, No-Strings Funding Opportunity for Ed Tech Startups Focused on Middle and High Schools
Feb 16, 11:25PM
Last summer, 17-year-old, Oakland, Ca.-based NewSchools Venture Fund decided to launch a virtual accelerator program that provides grants to founders whose technologies are addressing languishing gaps in K12 education tech. It kicked things off with a batch of 15 teams, all of whom were chosen for their focus on science education. Tomorrow, the NewSchools Ignite program begins taking… Read MoreAmerican Airlines Sues Gogo Over Slow Inflight Wi-Fi
Feb 16, 11:05PM
Remember the first time you connected to WiFi on a commercial flight? It was awesome! But now, almost 10 years later, data-obsessed passengers are getting sick of the slow Gogo-enabled WiFi found on most domestic flights. Luckily, at least one airline is finally doing something about it. On Friday American Airlines filed a lawsuit in a Texas court asking a judge to allow the company to… Read MoreInstagram Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Fight Hackers
Feb 16, 10:11PM
Instagram accounts are worth stealing. Now at 400 million users including celebrities, brands, and artists making a living, it’s time to add another lock to its doors. In November I wrote that “Seriously, Instagram Needs Two-Factor Authentication”, and a tipster just told me they’ve spotted it in testing. Today, Instagram confirmed to me that it’s beginning to… Read MoreGoogle Makes It Easier To Take Machine Learning Models Into Production
Feb 16, 9:49PM
Google launched TensorFlow Serving today, a new open source project that aims to help developers take their machine learning models into production. Unsurprisingly, TensorFlow Serving is optimized for Google’s own TensorFlow machine learning library, but the company says it can also be extended to support other models and data. Read More500 Startups Batch 15 Diversity Stats: 33% Female, 15% Black, 10% Latino
Feb 16, 9:36PM
A new 500 Startups batch means new diversity stats. In the startup accelerator’s 15th batch, 44% of the founders are international, 33% are female, 15% are black and 10% are Latino, 500 Startups Founding Partner Dave McClure announced today at demo day. 500 Startups has generally been pretty good around investing in female founders. To date, more than 400 startups in the 500… Read MoreOn Chatbots
Feb 16, 9:00PM
Chatbots, historically maligned as “weak AI,” are finally transforming from ugly duckling to beautiful swan. According to recent predictions, chatbots (#ConvComm!) will be big. Like, Google-killing big, heralding the end of apps and search as we know it — or so proclaimed Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. Read MoreInstagram Spotlights vs Snapchat Stories vs Twitter Moments
Feb 16, 8:21PM
There is a battle raging for curated social media supremacy. When big things happen, each of these apps wants to be where you see the best of and behind the scenes. They’ve all created their own features that take the work off your hands. Just sit back and watch, swipe or scroll. Read MoreThese Are The Startups Pitching At The Boston And Atlanta Meetups Next Week
Feb 16, 8:00PM
The Boston and Atlanta Meetups are but a week away, and we have finally confirmed the companies pitching in the Pitch-Offs. These startups will have exactly sixty seconds to pitch their product to a panel of expert VC judges, and after each presentation they will be subject to a quick Q&A. At the end of all the pitches, the judges will determine the winners. First place gets a table in… Read MoreGoogle Quietly Shutters Play For Education
Feb 16, 7:19PM
Back in 2013, Google launched Play for Education, a program that made it easier for educators to purchase apps and books and distribute them to their students’ Android tablets. Now, this program is coming to an end. As first reported by CRN and also confirmed by us today, Google will stop selling Play for Education licenses on March 14. Read MoreKontakt.io, The Beacon Startup And Platform, Locates Further $5M Funding
Feb 16, 7:18PM
One startup that’s been busy building out a full beacon platform to take advantage of these opportunities is Kontakt.io, which, along with competitor Estimote, is headquartered in Krakow, Poland — a region fondly referred to as ‘Beacon Valley’. Read MoreShopify Debuts Shopkey, An App That Puts A Product Catalog In Your iOS Keyboard
Feb 16, 7:18PM
A growing number of e-commerce businesses today are assisting their customers over SMS and mobile messaging. There are even SMS-based services, like Magic, Operator, GoButler, and others targeting the emerging “conversational shopping” market. Now, e-commerce platform Shopify is aiming to help its merchants better serve their customers via mobile messaging with the launch of… Read MoreGameStop CEO Says PlayStation VR Will Start Shipping This Fall
Feb 16, 6:29PM
With launches already looming for both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift, virtual reality fans have been earnestly awaiting details for the last major HMD to join the party, the Playstation VR. Yesterday, in an interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, Gamestop CEO Paul Raines declared that GameStop “will launch the Sony product this fall,” in reference to the upcoming… Read MoreODately Is A Concierge Service Taking Aim At Cash Rich, Time Poor Online Daters
Feb 16, 6:15PM
Who has time to swipe Tinder these days? Or wade through the seven circles of weird messaging hell on OKCupid? Too many people, evidently, which is why the whole online dating thang can feel more like being forever stuck in digital dating limbo. But never fear! A bootstrapping London-based startup is preparing to fix this problem — for a fee. Read MoreHomeKit-Enabled Eve Energy Can Help You Cut Your Power Bill
Feb 16, 6:01PM
Elgato, a company that makes a number of smart home devices under its “Eve” brand, including those that track weather and air quality, is today rolling a new product for those more concerned with monitoring and controlling their home’s energy usage. The Eve Energy device plugs into a wall socket, allowing you to control connected devices via iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch… Read MoreReedsy Launches Book Editor To Seamlessly Turn Your Draft Into A Book
Feb 16, 5:38PM
Reedsy has been unbundling traditional publishing houses one step at a time. At heart, Reedsy remains a marketplace to find an editor, copy editor, cover illustrator and more. And now, Reedsy also provides a book editor to seamlessly interact with your editors and produce a final book. Read MoreFirst Round Capital Brings Aboard Birchbox Cofounder As Venture Partner
Feb 16, 4:44PM
Early-stage venture firm First Round Capital has brought aboard Birchbox cofounder and former co-CEO Hayley Barna as a venture partner. Barna, who is expected to spend a couple of years at the firm while she decides her next moves, will be based in New York and focus largely on e-commerce opportunities. Recode had the news earlier today; First Round partner Phin Barnes has also posted news… Read MoreIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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